what is it exactly? lbm

Megdmcda

so i kinda have an idea of what lean body mass is......but what is it exactly.....according to fitnessfrog.com and most other sites i have 117 lbs of lbm.......how do i use this? what is it exactly?

ishtar13

Bones, skin, ligaments, muscle, organs, pretty much anything and everything that isn't fat.

Megdmcda

Bones, skin, ligaments, muscle, organs, pretty much anything and everything that isn't fat.

lol i got some pretty heavy stuff.

tobnrn

LBM is your muscles, connective tissues, organs.

Sarauk2sf

You want to maintain your LBM as much as possible while losing weight. You want to ensure that you keep your muscle mass, bone density etc. When losing weight (and even when not losing) you run the risk of decreasing LBM vs fat. However, as LBM includes other 'stuff' as noted by the above posts, and not just muscle, you will likely lose some no matter what you do on a deficit - but maintaining as much as possible is generally the goal.

Megdmcda

You want to maintain your LBM as much as possible while losing weight. You want to ensure that you keep your muscle mass, bone density etc. When losing weight (and even when not losing) you run the risk of decreasing LBM vs fat. However, as LBM includes other 'stuff' as noted by the above posts, and not just muscle, you will likely lose some no matter what you do on a deficit - but maintaining as much as possible is generally the goal.

ok thanx